Perfect day to start my fellowship at the Truman Archives. Happy birthday big guy and cheers to perhaps your greatest gift received of all time, V-E Day.

May I present: Full list of CIG personnel, April 1946 Loving this for multitude of scholarly reasons but also loving that I can Google who lived close to my current home bc that’s just who I am

The Truman Library really has it all. Loving this report and its graphics re the Department of State. #amresearching

For Diana Bolsinger and Will S. 🇺🇸 and whoever else (Society for Intelligence History; Women's Intelligence Network…) CIG Roster, April 1946 H/T: Truman Library

On that note, here’s a clip of his press conference talking about both things… Ps these press conference transcripts are absolutely adorable. The Truman Library really does have it all!

Me, trying to choose which panel to attend for each session at AABS / CBSE Conference next week in Kaunas: I love this multidisciplinary conference. Can't wait to learn from everyone & of course my fellow panelists in Diplomatic Relations Between the Wars!

Dulles really loves finding his way into every corner of my research. Gotta love his drafting of the letter to the President that est. the first mission to the Baltics. (Letter to US reps at Versailles, NARA M820, Gen Recs of the Am Comm to Negotiate Peace, 1918-1931, Roll 222.)

Poll to my tens if followers on this wretched site: Tell me your weirdest research room. I’ll go first: inside a NKVD/KGB jail, specifically its interrogation room featuring the original padded/insulated door. (Will be back to work soon, Society for Intelligence History!)

Who’s ready to party*? *Learn all the secrets about all the things Cheers from Calgary to a great start to our (Society for Intelligence History) first in person conference since 2019!

That Trump will be tried for his coup attempt is not a violation of his rights. It is a fulfillment of his rights. It is the grace of the American republic. In other systems, when your coup attempt fails, what follows is not a trial.

Things you don't expect to find in the files of a 20th century Lithuanian diplomat here at the Lithuanian Central State Archives in Vilnius... a photo of Lincoln's inauguration (March 1865). Spot the tall man in the tall hat.